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Annie Wilkes

            
             " in Annie Wilkes, he (Stephen King, author's remark) has created his most monstrous of monsters. Ultimate Evil as Ultimate Banality".
             (www.stephenkingnews.com/books/misery.html).
             How can you best describe Annie Wilkes? Obsessed, eccentric, emotionally unstable, mentally ill, perhaps bi-polar manic-depressive or even schizophrenic. All of these terms aptly describe Stephen King's Annie Wilkes.
             She is a diverse and enthralling character. Although loathing immediately comes to mind when thinking of Annie the very nature of her character makes you want to discover more about her. What evil will she next inflict on Paul Sheldon?.
             Living alone, her house is situated in a depopulated area miles from town. Annie Wilkes is not a normal woman. She lives her life vicariously through Paul Sheldon's Misery novels and it's main character Misery Chastain. Even her pet pig is named Misery.
             Annie is a large woman and not feminine in manner at all. Wearing either large cardigans that hide her shape and wool skirts in dull colours or jeans and flannelette shirts her hair is brown and short and un-styled. She never wears make-up.
             Annie first appears to us in the book when she rescues author Paul Sheldon from the wreck of his car that has skidded off the road during a storm. It is when she drags him from the wreck and then carries him to her car that we get some indication of her strength. .
             On first appearance she is very non-threatening and even appears as the mothering, nurturing type. Soft voiced and smiling, to Paul Sheldon she seems a nice caring woman who has rescued him from an almost certain death in the freezing conditions.
             As he drifts in and out of consciousness in his lucid moments she identifies herself as a trained nurse but most importantly "she is his number one fan". Feeding, shaving and tending his injuries she constantly encourages him to take his Novril to help with the pain. Ten days after his rescue Paul wakes from his coma and becomes aware of some frightening realities:.


Essays Related to Annie Wilkes

1. Elements of Psychosis in the Movie Misery

... King, is a psychological horror picture about a novelist, named Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by a psychopathic fan, named Annie Wilkes. Paul is taken to Annie's home, where he is forced to write a book and undergo both physical and psychological torture. Rob Reiner, the director of the film, uses ... picture Misery, the director uses the setting to stir the emotions of the audience and draw the observer into the disturbed psychosis of Annie Wilkes. A farm house in the woods, to many, may stir up feelings of peace and solidarity, for families all over the world ... com/ps...

  • Word Count: 1810
  • Approx Pages: 7
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2. Morrison's and Dostoevsky's Word Choice

... product of reality and the usage of the everyday personas around the readers. For instance, in King's work Misery, the main character Annie Wilkes symbolizes not only King's struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, but also a character that everyday society can relate to. He writes: "In the end, I ... drug and alcohol addiction, which from a perspective of an informed reader is noble and adds more depth to his story. In addition to this, Annie Wilkes in herself is a relation to society. Her oddities, like that of the underground man, are almost sad and cause the audience to pull on ....

  • Word Count: 1711
  • Approx Pages: 7
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. Misery by Stephen King

... your neck stand up. I recommend this book to anyone on a seventh grade reading level and above. The scariest part in the book, and also my favorite, is when Annie Wilkes cuts off Paul Sheldon's feet. The description was perfect for the scene. I felt as if I was actually in the room with them. It was really frightening and very ... I was stunned. That was definitely my favorite part in the book. Paul Sheldon was a writer who got into an accident on a windy road during the winter. Annie Wilkes, an ex-nurse, who is "his biggest fan", saved him. She is insane and yells about everything. Paul ...

  • Word Count: 487
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

4. Apt Pupil

... of King's tale of how evil perpetuates itself and that anyone - even the harmless boy-next-door - is capable of committing great evil. Substitute a teenage boy for Carrie. Make Misery's Annie Wilkes the novelist's mom and not his "number one fan". Exchange werewolves for the vampires in 'Salem's Lot and you've got an inkling of what was done to Apt Pupil ... ...

  • Word Count: 3287
  • Approx Pages: 13
  • Grade Level: High School

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